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Artist Statement

I am a Yemeni-American artist and curator. I was honored as Yemen’s art ambassador during a UNESCO-affiliated event in Dubai in 2025.

My work explores the psychological and emotional lives of women. I blend realism, abstraction, and at times surrealism to express what remains unspoken—inner tension, memory, and identity. Horses, figures, Arabic calligraphy, and decorative motifs drawn from Islamic aesthetics appear frequently. Some pieces carry quiet narratives; others unfold as open-ended visual reflections.

I founded Qamaria for Arts to use art as a bridge between cultures and as a voice for artists, especially those affected by war. It functions as a curatorial platform for storytelling, healing, and cultural exchange. I have curated several exhibitions in New York, as well as in Canada and Saudi Arabia.

My artwork has been featured in four solo exhibitions, and in group shows and biennales across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.

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Artist Bio

Sahar Hasan Al-Louthai is a Yemeni-American visual artist, curator, and founder of Qamaria for Arts, a nonprofit platform supporting artists—especially those affected by war and displacement. She studied Master of Fine Arts at Brooklyn College in New York.

In 2025, she was honored as a Yemeni Arts Ambassador at a UNESCO-affiliated event in Dubai and received formal recognition from a U.S. Congresswoman in 2021 for her contributions to the arts in New York.

Her work draws from Islamic art, Middle Eastern visual culture, and Yemeni heritage. She blends realism, abstraction, and Arabic calligraphy to explore women’s psychology, memory, and identity.

Sahar has presented four solo exhibitions and participated in biennials and group shows across Europe, the Middle East, and North America. She has curated exhibitions in New York, Canada, and Saudi Arabia, including Symphony of Cultures at St. Bart’s Church in Manhattan (2023 and 2024), attended by members of the UN General Assembly. Her curatorial project Do You See Me?, focusing on war-affected children, was exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum and opened by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other dignitaries.

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Summary

Yemeni-American visual artist, curator, and founder of Qamaria for Arts, a platform supporting artists—especially those affected by war and displacement. Her work explores women’s inner lives through oil, Arabic calligraphy, and Islamic aesthetics. She was honored as Yemen’s Arts Ambassador at a UNESCO-affiliated event in Dubai and has exhibited and curated internationally.

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Education

2020
TEFL/TESOL advanced 120 hour course. Global Language Training

2019–2020
Brooklyn College, City University of New York, NY
Studied Master of Fine Arts

TEFL advanced 120 hour course Full Circle, USA

2018
Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, USA
Art Business Courses

2014
International IBT certificate, Yemen America Language Institute, Yemen

2006–2010
Sana’a University, Yemen
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, GPA 3.94

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Selected Courses and Certificates

2022
Certificate of Participation as a Researcher in the International Conference of Visual Arts, Arab Association of Arts

Certificate of Appreciation, Gül Rengi Art, Turkey

Certificate of Appreciation, Baskan Mehmet Mazi, Istanbul Council Member

Certificate of Participation as a Researcher in the International Conference of Visual Arts, Arab Association of arts

2021
Achievement Certificate and Medal, International Arab Forum 6, Egypt

Achievement Certificate and Trophy, Gül Rengi Art Association, Turkey

Achievement Certificate as one of the best artistic personalities

Achievement Certificate and Trophy, International Arab Forum, Egypt

Achievement Certificate and Medal,Gül Rengi Art Association, Turkey

2017
Online Photography Courses, Shaw Academy

2014
Diploma in Graphic Design, Photoshop-Illustrator-InDesign, Sana’a, Yemen

Certificate for Evaluating Artworks and Coordinating Art Competition, Art Schools Competition, Sana’a, Yemen

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Professional Experiences

November 20, 2022 - Current
English-Arabic interpreter, Cyracom, USA

2015 - Current
Freelance Interpreter, Lionbridge, Linguistica, Geneva, Switzerland

November 2017-2021
Online ESL Consultant, iTutorChat Group

2019 - 2020
Assistant Professor in Watercoloring, Brooklyn College, New York, NU

December 2017 - June 2019
Art and ESL instructor, Learnivore, NY

November 2017 - May 2018
District Leader, Primerica Insurance Company, New York, NY

October 2016 - May 2017
Journalist, writer and translator, Almahjar Newspaper, NY

2013 - 2014
Foreign remittances specialist, Tadhamon International Bank, Yemen  

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Selected Awards and Acknowledgments

2025
Art Ambassador Recognition, ZeeArts (UNESCO-affiliated), Dubai

2023
Certificate of Appreciation, Yemeni Embassy, Washington, DC

Embrace Our Differences Award, Florida

2022
Art Grant, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Best Artistic Personality 2021, Gül Rengi Association, Turkey

2021
Certificate of Achievement in the Arts, New York State

2020
Jury Award, Light and Space Art

2017
Jury Choice Award, BWAC Gallery, New York, NY

2015
People’s Choice Award, 440 Art Gallery, New York, NY

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Selected Memberships and Presentations

2025 – present
Executive Member, ArtTable NY

Since 2024
Member, InLiquid Gallery

2017 – 2019
Member, BWAC Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2013 – 2014
Member, The Arab Forum for Arts, Sana’a, Yemen

Since 2019
Ambassador, International Arab Artists Forum, Cairo

2021
TEDx Speaker, “Old but Gold,” Sana’a, Yemen

Founder, Qamaria for Arts

Selected Group Exhibitions 2017 - 2025

2025
New Now VIII, InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA‍

Art Connects Women, ZeeArts Gallery, Dubai, UAE

The Body Language, Itsliquid Gallery, Venice, Italy

The Holy Art Virtual Exhibition, Los Angeles, USA

Artboxy Live, Art Basel Week, Switzerland

2024
Waslon Workshop, Cairo Opera House, Egypt

Threads of Light, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Canada

2023
Embrace Our Difference Art Exhibition, Sarasota, FL

2022
Qatar International Art Festival, Doha, Qatar

Personal Structures – Reflections, Venice Biennale, Palazzo Mora, Italy

2021
Yemen Art Exhibition, YAMA Office, Bay Ridge, New York, USA

2020
All Women Art Exhibition, Light Space & Time (online)

2017
Women in Arts, Apostles Gallery, New York

BWAC Spring Show, Brooklyn, New York

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Solo Exhibitions

2022
Sailing, Istanbul, Turkey

2019
Open Studio, Boylan Hall. New York, USA

2013
Innovative Experiences 2, Sheba Hotel. Sana’a, Yemen

2012
Innovative Experiences, Cultural House. Sana’a, Yemen

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Curated Exhibitions

2024
Threads of Light 2, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Canada

Threads of Light 1, St. Bart’s Church, Manhattan, NY

International Yemeni Coffee Day, Bronx, NY

2023
HRD Global Gala, Queens, NY

Do You See Me?, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, NY

Symphony of Cultures, Manhattan, NY

Aslaf Art Exhibition, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2022
International Arab Forum 7, Cairo, Egypt

2021
Yemen Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

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Featured in Books

2019
“Yemen in Brief“, by Hamis Alkuraimi - Korea

2023
“Contemporary Modes of Yemeni American Agency Between Urgency and Emergence” by Waleed Mahdi - USA